Site Event/Activity record ELI14084 - Excavation on land at Horncastle Road, Wragby

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1408 7756 (250m by 278m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish WRAGBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Archaeological Excavation

Organisation

Allen Archaeology Ltd

Date

From 26 Apr 2021 to 13 Aug 2021 (between)

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Description

An archaeological excavation was conducted on land to the south of Horncastle Road, Wragby, prior to the construction of a residential estate on the site. The excavation focused on two areas identified as potentially archaeologically significant in prior trial trenching (see ELI14082). In Area 1, Roman activity including a kiln and kiln platform was encountered. In Area 2, the excavation confirmed the presence of an Iron Age ditched enclosure containing a series of ring ditches. Finds encountered included a large quantity of Roman tile and brick, some of which had hoof and paw prints, and in one case a human child's footprints, on their surface. An Roman fired clay sling shot and an Anglo-Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch were also recovered. {1}{2}

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Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2023. Archaeological Mitigation Report: Strip, Map and Record and Archaeological Monitoring on Land off Horncastle Road, Wragby. AAL Site Code: WRHR 21.
  •  Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2021. Archaeological Mitigation Report: Strip, Map and Record and Archaeological Monitoring on Land off Horncastle Road, Wragby. LCNCC: 2021.53.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Anglo-Saxon brooch, land at Horncastle Road, Wragby (Find Spot)
  • Iron Age settlement enclosure, near Horncastle Road, Wragby (Monument)
  • Roman industrial activity, Wragby. (Monument)

Record last edited

Jun 4 2024 8:47AM

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